document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=159182>Question 159182</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this equation:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5(r+1) = 2(r-4)-6 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "distribute the 5 (on the left) and the 2 (on the right) to terms inside the ():<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5r + 5 = 2r - 8 - 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5r + 5 = 2r - 14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5r = 2r - 19<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3r = -19<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r = -19/3\r<BR>\n" );
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